Stories from Friday, June 15, 2007

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail "Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" The citizens of Nevada know Jim Adams as an accomplished architect. He has been in the same location for more than 30 years...

Nevada Daily Mail The second night of the 2007 Bushwhacker Days celebration featured fun, food and music -- mostly music, as local performers shared the stage on the Square, offering an eclectic mix of performances. Meanwhile, the stage at Mojo's restaurant, also on the Square, was the site of more local entertainment, featuring Matt Harper, joined by his brother, Doug Harper...

Nevada Daily Mail PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has awarded the Osage Prairie YMCA a grant for $2,500 in support of health and wellness programs related to YMCA Activate America, a long-term initiative designed to strengthen and promote the YMCA's abilities to help more Americans live healthier lives. The grant is one of 400 that PepsiCo is allocating to local YMCAs across the country, for a total of $1 million...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Mark Mitchell, project manager for the airport project, told the Nevada Airport Board on Thursday that the contractors are ready to start work on the Nevada Municipal Airport runway Monday. "The airport will be closed at 8 a.m., Monday," he said...

Nevada Daily Mail MEXICO, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt met recently with workers at Handi-Shop Incorporated where he signed legislation that will benefit more that 7,000 Missouri workers and strengthen opportunities for Missourians with disabilities to be active participants in Missouri's workforce...

The Songfest of Celebration, one of the highlights of Wednesday's Bushwhacker Days events, featured David Badgley, hosting the line-up of talents. Above, a performer from the Nevada Assembly of God used sign language and choreography to offer silent praise, all set to a song verbalizing their love for God...

Kenneth Dale Rogers, 65, Houston, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at West Oaks Rehab Center In Houston. He was born Dec. 31, 1941, in Boonville, Mo., to Earl Rogers and Lucille Webster Rogers. He and Amelia Ann Milligan were married on Jan. 11, 2006, in Houston, and she survives of the home...

Jack B. Wagner, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Scottville, Mich., to John J. Wagner and Martha Bertran Wagner. He married Emily Roberta Zaring Long on Nov. 7, 1974, in Anchorage, Alaska, and she survives of the home...

100 years ago Freak of a hailstorm JOPLIN, Mo. -- Through a remarkable freak of the hailstorm that swept over this city this afternoon no damage was done to the green house owned by Edward Teas while the hot house and gardens owned by H.A. Hall, near by, were damaged to the extent of 2,500. The storm lasted eight minutes. Every greenhouse in the city but this one was damaged...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- A pair of home runs got the offense going as the Nevada Griffons toppled the Derby (Kan.) Twins, 10-3, Thursday night to sweep a Jayhawk League doubleheader at Lyons Stadium. The Griffons won the first game 6-5, getting a pair of gritty pitching performances to go with the key longballs...